Go behind the music with some of the world's best songwriters

• Martin Gordon: "I think pop has stopped being art"The former Sparks, Jet and Radio Stars bassist reveals why he's recording an entire album's worth of Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, and what he really thinks of the supergroup FFS.
• Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye BlindThird Eye Blind's frontman talks about their 2015 album Dopamine and explains why "Jumper" has a completely different meaning now.
• Andy LaRocque of King DiamondKing Diamond's longtime guitarist admits that writing for concept albums can be pretty darn tricky.
• Thomas Youngblood of KamelotSongwriting is a long-distance collaboration for Kamelot, an international band with a dark side. Their guitarist explains how they do it.
• Brendan Bayliss of Umphrey's McGeeUmphrey's McGee's guitarist and singer, Brendan Bayliss, talks about recording their latest album in just 12 hours in the renowned, Abbey Road Studios.
• Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon and Sonny Boy ThornBlind Melon's guitarist talks about his new band, and what it was like to write songs with Shannon Hoon.
• Rissi PalmerPalmer got railroaded into covering "No Air" back in 2008, but now she's making music on her terms.
• Gunnar NelsonGunnar talks about his famous father and what's behind the Nelson hits "After the Rain" and "Love and Affection."
• David NichternDavid Nichtern, teacher of Shambhala Buddhism and author of "Midnight at the Oasis" explains how a Taylor Swift song could lead to enlightenment.
• Nuno Bettencourt of ExtremeExtreme's guitarist talks about touring with Rihanna, "More Than Words," and the two kinds of fans.